Sogoban is a puzzle game released last July by the Dutch developer Eric Ettes. This Flash game is a remake of the famous classic transport puzzle Sokoban, originally developed in 1980 by the Japanese Hiroyuki Imabayashi.

The object is to help Puff the Dragon to push boxes around a maze, and put them onto designated locations named here dropoff points. Only one box can be pushed at a time, and boxes can’t be pulled.

With 4 different sets of tiles and 4 different songs (plus a stop music option), Sogoban has definitely a retro look and feel, close to the first versions of the game.

A level editor is also available on Ettes’ website. You can design a small or a big level at once and then play/solve it in order to get a code. Post this code in the site’s forum to share levels with other players, who will just have to cut and paste it in the custom option in Sogoban to enjoy it!

The game uses level passwords to save your progress, so check the top of the main window when you begin a new level.

On the down side, there is no high scores table implemented with the game, and if designing your own levels is pretty easy, the cut and paste sharing process is not very convenient for other players.

Overall, Sogoban is a very nice clone of Sokoban: with 48 different levels, here is a game I wouldn’t recommend for a coffee break!

Have fun!